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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-09-13, Page 11PAY TRIBUTE TO ILLUSTRIOUS NATIVE — Tribute was paid Sunday to Hon. James G. Gardiner during a program which marked the unveiling of an historical plaque to the former agriculture minister at Thames Road United Church. Many relatives and friends of the late Mr. Gardiner attended the ceremony. From left, above, are Robert McCubbin, former Middlesex East MP, who served as Gardiner's parliamentary secretary for 10 years; Nathaniel A. Benson, his biographer; Mrs. George Allen, Kirkton, sister of Mr, Gardiner; Mrs. William Sillery, a member of Hurondale WI who was in charge of arrangements; and Mrs. Russell Stevenson, Sarnia, daughter of Mr. Gardiner, with her three children, Joyce, Jean and John. The latter are also grandchildren of the late Senator John Stevenson, a long-time friend of Mr. Gardiner, —T-A photo low group • • ik an °°'alp by concentrate • The Only Small. 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Gardiner, Sunday unveiled the historical plaque which was erected at Thames Road United Church in recognition of the achievements of the late Cana- dian minister of agriculture, Several hundred persons wit. nessed the unveiling outside the church following a ceremony in- side during which a number of speakers paid tribute to the late Mr. Gardiner. Among those in attendance were the honored Canadian's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Russell. Stevenson, Sarnia, and their three children, along with other relatives, many of them from the district. Also present was Robert Mc- Cubbin, former Middlesex East MP' and the only parliamentary secretary Mr. Gardiner ever had. The plaque, which arrived on- ly an hour before the ceremony, was erected by the archaeologi- cal and historical sites board of Ontario, a branch of the Onta- rio Don't of Travel and Publi- city. Flowers for the ceremony were provided by the church and a bouquet, gift of Enron- dale Women's Institute, was presented to Mrs. Allen by Barbara Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Edwin Miller, A Garnet Hicks was chair- man for the program, which was held inside the church. The speakers included Reeve George Fr a y n e, Usborne Township; Warden George McCutcheon, of Huron County; Mrs, Charles MacNaug,hton, representing her husband, the Huron MPP; and Rev, Hugh C. Wilson, minister of the church. Outlines activities Mrs. J, T. Futcher, St. Thom- as, a member of the historical sites board and friend of a num- ber of families in the district, outlined the work of the hoard in preserving Ontario and Can- adian history, "Born on a farm in Hibbert Township, Gardiner moved to the Canadian West in 1901 and was elected to the legislature of Saskatchewan in 1914 as Libe- ral member of North Qu'Ap- pelle, Appointed minister of highways i.i 1922, he served as premier 1926-29 and 1934-35. He resigned in 1935 to become federal minister of agricul- ture, a position which he held in the cabinet of Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent until the Conservative victory in 1957. He held the 'additional post of minister of national war serv- ices 1940.41 and in 1947 was ap- pointed a member of the Privy Council. Following his defeat at the polls in 1958, Gardiner re- tired from politics." r Erection of the plaque was originally suggested by Mrs. Stuart Shrier, of Kirkton WI, who assisted with a similar memorial to the late Rt. Hon, Arthur Meighen, in the St. Ma- rys district earlier this year, Mrs. William Sillery, of Huron- dale WI, was active in arrange- ments for Sunday's ceremony, Local bodies assisting were Usborne township council, Bur- ondale Women's institute and the Thames Road church. Gardiner was born on a farm in Hibbert Township, Perth. County on November 30, 1883. At the age of six he moved with his family to the United States, residing in Nebraska and. Mich- igan before returning to Onta- rio in 1895. In 1901 he went to Maniteba to seek his fortune in the rap- idly expanding Canadian West. While working on the farm of a relative he completed the schooling necessary for a sec- ond class provisional teacher's certificate, and in 1904 accepted a teaching position at a Dunk- ard settlement in what is now the province of Saskatchewan. Became principal He later taught, at various schools while attending lectures at the University of Manitoba, from which he graduated, in 1811 as an honors student in political economy and history. In that year he became princi- pal of the continuation school in Lemberg Saskatchewan, The interest in politics and debating which had been nur- tured at university led him into the fold of the local Liberal As- sociation, and in 1914 he was elected 'to the Saskatchewan le- gislature as Liberal member for North Qu'Appelle, In 1922 he was named minister of high- ways and minister of the Bu- reau of Labour and. Industries in the cabinet of the Hon. Chas. A. Dunning, When Dunning resigned ,in 1926 to enter the federal cabinet of Mackenzie King, Gardiner succeeded him as premier of the province. He became oppo- sition leader in 1929 when the Conservatives won the election but regained the premiership in 1934. In 1935 he resigned to accept the post of minister of agricul.- ture in Mackenzie King's fed- eral cabinet, representing ini- tially the constituency of Assin- iboia and later that of Melville. While holding this ministry, Gardiner was responsible for much progressive farm legisla- tion, Throughout' his life he re- mained a strong proponent and representative of the farmers' interests. He supported the development and expansion of projects under — Please turn to page 12 By DON FAIRBAIRN Hopes for producer agree- ment. on the proposed overall milk marketing plan for this province were dealt a severe blow at the semi-annual meet- ing of the Ontario Concentrat- ed Milk Producers recently, After wasting most of the day on the regulation trivia of annual meetings, including a two-hour luncheon, producers attempted to get to grips with the marketing plan, but it eluded their grasp. There was one bright spot in the morning session when Don Goodwillie of the Canadian De- partment of Agriculture gave producers a realistic picture of the dairy situation and answered some pertinent ques- tions. Ottawa's dairy expert forsees surplus butter produc- tion this year adding another 30,000,000 pounds to the govern. ment kitty, That is not a bright spot for milk producers to con- template, but at least Mr. Goodwillie was frank. When the meeting finally got round to its major considera- tion—the milk marketing plan —the afternoon was more than half gone, and before the dis- cussion concluded, more than half of the producers were gone. From this observer's van- tage point, one of two con- clusions can be drawn: either there: was a skilfully organiz- ed drawing of red herrings across the path of the discus- sion, or a complete lack of understanding of what: the pro- posed plan is. If one accepts the first :pos- sibility, then an anonymous letter which many concentrat- ed producers received earlier in the week might be part of the plan, It purported to be written by some producers who might lose their jobs if their identity were known and, in effect, it -opposed the plan. Some of the provincial, direc- tors were highly annoyed by this letter because it could be interpreted as pointing the finger at them. Others were not annoyed. Most of the resolutions from local concentrated associations concerning the marketing plan dealt with the mechanics of its operation rather than the principles, There is apparently a great deal of confusion in producers' minds about the whole idea. As we understa.nd the pro- posals, they would establish certain general principles that would govern the operation of any overall milk marketing plan, but the actual operation —day by day—might be chang- ed frequently by regulations approved by the board. The mechanics or the means of instituting these general principles must be determined by the marketing board after it assumes control of the mar- keting of milk in Ontario. Furthermore, it, is impossible to pre-determine the exact regulations the board should pass in order to achieve these principles. The members of the board will have to deal with that when—and if—they are given the authority, During his few remarks at the noon luncheon, Ontario's minister of agriculture, Hon. William A. Stewart, re-iterated his previous belief in the necessity for an overall milk marketing plan, but emphasiz- ed that the proposed plan was a producer one, not the govern- ment's. He also said, at one point, "If a marketing plan is approved". Whether his choice of and emphasis on the word was intentional or not we do not know. The concentrated producers finally delivered the death blow to hopes for agreement when they tabled a resolution calling for support of the pro- posed plan. What the next step will be is anybody's guess, but ours is that we will hear no- thing from the provincial mar- keting board now, There are also rumors of considerable dissention in the ranks of Held producers, particularly in the Toronto association, so the fu- ture of the Ontario milk mar- keting plan is anything but rosy. Signficant rise in quality of milk Complete confusion exists about the proposed milk mar- keting plan with some organized opposition developing in south- -Please turn to page 12 Designed to co-relate the work now being carried out by spec- ialists in each field, Hon. Wil- liam A. Stewart, minister of agriculture, has announced the adoption of a new policy that will co-ordinate and make more effective the work of the soil specialists of the depart- By MRS, FLORENCE ELLIOTT Huron Federation Secretary There continues to be expan- sion in the producer-owned meat packing and processing busi- ness, Quebec province's 'Co-op Fed- ereeplants are now processing better than. a third of all meat products handled in that prov- ince, and the "Legrade" trade- mark is in keen demand. In the maritimcs, the Nova Scotia Co- operative Abbattair at Bedford Basin is picking up momentum as it draws to the close of its second year of operation. In Ontario the first co-oper- ative packing company in Bar- rie has a long standing reputa- tion for quality products and service to its members. Now comes the announce- ment, from the Farmer's Allied Meat Enterprizes (FAME) that they have secured land near Galt on No, 401 for the erection of a modern packing plant, that will be the forerunner of a chain of producer-owned facili- ties to be built across Ontario. The sod turning for this plant will be on Sept. 19, Limestone subsidy The Ontario Department of Agriculture is again offering to pay a subsidy on ground lime- stone used on. Ontario farms, The Agricultural Limestone Assistance Policy, inaugurated more than 25 years ago and ad- ministered by the field crops branch provides for subsidies on the basis of 754i of the reduced freight rate up to a maximum of $2,50 in Old Ontario, and 75"i, in Northern Ontario. When the limestone is trucked the grant will, be on the basis of 50 per, ton per mile to a maximum grant of $2.50 per ton, In 1961, 32,115 tons moved in Ontario under this policy. Warns about leases Don Middleton, director of the properties department of the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ment with that of specialists in the field crops branch. The new branch will be known as the Soils and Crops Branch and will he under the direction of Douglas L, Parks who will succeed Arthur H. Martin, who is superannuating. Mr, Parks is at present chief lure, has a word of warning for farm people who have old gas or oil wells on their property. Don advises that there is re- newed interest in these wells, many of which have been thor- oughly worked over and aban- doned, Anyone having such wells should exercise extreme cau- tion :and study thoroughly all aspects of the new or renewal contract that might be presented to them, This is particularly true as it concerns the possible use of such wells for future storage purposes, More milk from grain? The Ontario Department of Agriculture is trying to find the answer to the question: does it pay to feed milking cows much larger quantities of grain than have been previous- ly recommended? There is no simple answer. Those who are advising more grain claim that some cows with high producing ability can convert grain into milk, eco- nomically, up to a feeding of 40 to 50 pounds of grain per day. Ontario Department of Agriculture livestock scientists like Dr. J. B. Stone feel that "the percentage of cows that can do this is not too great" in most farm situations. In order to study how much extra milk a cow will produce by feeding extra grain, Dr. Stone is testing 3 groups of cows at, the Ontario Agricul- tural College, One group will be fed forage to the extent of their appetite, and 1 pound of grain for approximately each 5 pounds of milk. The second group will be fed forage ad, lib. also, and 1 pound of grain for each 3 pounds of milk, The cafe Secon d Section EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 13, 196g Page ,Elevert S ar Amer, 2 years • BUILD HEALTHY HERD REPLACEMENTS The quality of the cows in your future milking herd depends on the quality of the calves you raise. Start them right. Front 4 to 56 days of age, use a milk replacer with. 50 mg. of AUREOMYCIN per ton. That way you prevent bacterial diarrhea and bacterial pneumonia and raise vigorous calves. Ask your dealer for a milk replacer 'containing Aureornycin—and get your copy of he Cyanamid Feed.Health Program, your complete guide to disease control and profit. EXETER DISTRICT ; S'4, COORDINATED FEED-HEALTH PROGRAM Federation news Business expanding in meat packing field THE BIG CAPACITY LOADER FOR SMALL FARM TRACTORS IT'S NEW ! ! The Robin t End oader instructor and extension spec- ialist at :the Kemptville Agri- cultural School, "The demands of modern agriculture make it necessary that the most intensive effort be put into all phases of the industry," said Mr. Stewart in making the announcement. "On the soil rests the very founda- tion of agriculture and it is my intention to put into opera- tion a policy that will provide for the safeguarding of the fu- ture health of our industry, The merging of the activities of the soil specialists and the crop specialists will ensure greater service to the farm. people of the province," Paying tribute to the work of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Mr. Stewart said that the organiza- tion had played a tremendous- ly important part in the de- velopment of sound land use practices. He was confident that with the merging of the two specialist services even greater co-operation between the association and the depart- ment would be possible, "Under the newpolicy soil and crop work will be co-ordin- ated," said the minister. "It will make possible even great- er effort through the amalga- mation and expansion of both services." The soil and crop specialists will continue to work closely with the agricultural represent- atives in each county and dist- rict. TIMELY TIPS Many people suffer from strained hacks because they lift objects improperly. Make sure that you have good footing; get a good grip; bend your knees, not your back; keep the load close to you; and get help if the load is too heavy or awk- ward, say farm safety special- ists with the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture, Seedings which go into dry soil in late August must depend on September rains to become established, Field crop special- ists at the Ontario Agricultural College say it may not be wise to plan the hay and pasture program. for next year on the possibility of rain. Farmers should not depend too much on these seedings for next year's basic needs.